iPhone 18 Leaked, Aflac Hacked (Again) and a Bank Robber Who Just Asked Nicely

iPhone 18 Pro design files leaked, Aflac gets hit for the third time in a few years, and a bank robber in London gets away with £117,000 just by wearing the right uniform. This week's episode has a bit of everything.

Hackers stole 630GB of unreleased iPhone 18 Pro design files from Apple's manufacturing partner Tata Electronics, proving that even Apple's secrets aren't safe once you outsource the manufacturing. Medtronic tells millions of customers their health data and Social Security numbers were stolen, though the actual medical devices are safe to use. Aflac's Japan business gets breached for the third time in a few years, exposing bank details for 4.4 million people. Scammers register earthquake donation scam sites in Venezuela before rescue teams even finish pulling people from the rubble. Japanese hotel staff get targeted with fake guest complaint emails hiding malware that sits quiet until it's needed. UK hospital cyberattacks jump tenfold this year, a lot of them still exploiting a vulnerability from 2021. Opera launches a browser feature built to stop you hacking yourself, which might be the most 2026 sentence Ant's said all week.

Plus PewDiePie tells his followers to ditch ChatGPT for a self hosted AI tool, a Commodore flip phone with no social media, the bank robbery solved by an Uber booked in the thief's own name, a tamper evident jar for storing sensitive items, why blurring your face doesn't actually hide your identity, and what WhatsApp usernames really mean for your privacy.

*** Please note - All views and opinions expressed in this episode are our own and do not reflect those of our employers. ***

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:16 Medtronic data breach exposes health records
6:07 Aflac hack exposes 4.4 million bank details
9:37 iPhone 18 Pro design leak from Tata Electronics
13:52 Venezuela earthquake donation scams
18:21 Japanese hotels hit with malware phishing
23:19 UK hospital cyberattacks up tenfold
27:13 Opera's Paste Protect stops ClickFix attacks
33:50 PewDiePie's Odysseus AI tool
40:27 Degoogling and the Commodore flip phone
43:09 The bank robber who just asked for the money
48:16 A tamper evident jar for sensitive items
51:58 Why blurring your face doesn't work
54:05 WhatsApp usernames explained

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